WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. - It has been either feast or famine for the Lady Tigers so far this season, but it was a big-time feast Thursday in the first game of a double header at the University of the Cumberlands as the Lady Patriots went down 8-3.
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The second game was in a lightning delay before it ever got under way, and then was cancelled because of rain.
Campbellsville (15-11, 4-1) went off for 16 hits, tying a season record,
Emma Napier's four-hit, two RBI performance was a home run away from hitting for the cycle. She had two singles, a double and a triple.
Kacie Vincent had a two-hit game (all singles), and three other players had two-hit games.
Bailey Dillender had a single and a double,
Heather Oakley two doubles and
Kristin Benton a single and a homer.
Jordan Cornett had a double and
Jennifer England added a single.
Courtney Turpin picked up the win, moving her to 8-6 on the season, pitching a four-hitter.
Martina Riney came on in relief in the sixth and gave up one hit and held Cumberlands scoreless.
Cumberlands (2-14, 2-3) led 1-0 after one inning, but a three-spot in the top of the third for CU erased that and the Lady Tigers never trailed again. Campbellsville scored two more in the top of the fourth and one each in the fifth, sixth and seventh.
Benton singled home Cornett in the third, and Oakley's double plated Benton. Turpin then hit into an error, scoring Benton.
In the fourth, Napier scored on Dillener's single and Dillender on Oakley's double. In the fifth, Vincent singled and took second on an error and scored on Napier's triple. Benton's homer led off the sixth and Napier doubled home Vincent for CU's final run.
CAMPBELLSVILLE UNIVERSITY CLASSICLady Tiger Softball will host the Campbellsville University Classic this weekend at three sites - featuring nine teams, four from the Mid-South Conference.
St. Catharine College will get the event kicked off Friday morning when the Lady Patriots play No. 15 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) at 10 a.m. at Campbellsville's Veterans Memorial Park. By the time the dust settles from 22 games, Campbellsville will have hosted Calumet (Ind.) College in a Sunday double-header at 1:00 and 3:00 at Veterans Memorial Park.
Joining Campbellsville and St. Catharine from the Mid-South are No. 15-ranked Lindsey Wilson College and Georgetown, which received votes in the pre-season poll. Games are also being played at Taylor County High and Lindsey Wilson.
Besides Olivet and Calumet, teams from Madonna College (Mich.), Davenport College (Mich.) and Martin Methodist (Tenn.) join the Classic field. Madonna, Davenport and Martin Methodist received votes in the NAIA pre-season poll.
SCHEDULE OF GAMESFriday at Veterans Memorial Park
10 a.m.: St. Catharine vs. Olivet Nazarene
Noon: Georgetown vs. Davenport
2 p.m.: Madonna vs. St. Catharine
4 p.m.: Madonna vs. Georgetown
Friday at Taylor County High
4 p.m., Olivet vs. Davenport
Friday at Lindsey Wilson
4 p.m.: Lindsey vs. Calumet
6 p.m.: Lindsey vs. Calumet
Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park
10 a.m.: Madonna vs. Calumet
Noon: CAMPBELLSVILLE vs. Olivet2 p.m.: CAMPBELLSVILLE vs. Madonna4 p.m.: St. Catharine vs. Davenport
Saturday at Taylor County High
10 a.m.: St. Catharine vs. Calumet
Noon: St. Catharine vs. Calumet
Saturday at Lindsey Wilson
10 a.m.: Lindsey Wilson vs. Davenport
Noon: Georgetown vs. Martin Methodist
2 p.m.: Lindsey Wilson vs. Martin Methodist
4 p.m.: Georgetown vs. Olivet
6 p.m. Martin Methodist vs. Calumet
Sunday at Veteran Memorial Park
1 p.m.: CAMPBELLSVILLE vs. Calumet3 p.m.: CAMPBELLSVILLE vs. CalumetSunday at Lindsey Wilson
11 a.m. Lindsey Wilson vs. Madonna
1 p.m. Lindsey Wilson vs. Madonna
